2026 Trends in Leave and Accommodations: What’s Driving Caseloads, Risk, and Complexity

Leave and accommodations are evolving rapidly, and HR is feeling the strain. For the third year in a row, request volumes are rising while many teams aren’t getting additional resources. Return-to-office mandates are triggering more remote work and time-away requests, often as accommodations. At the same time, HR is balancing the needs of five different generations, growing legal complexity, and the use of AI tools that often lack compliance controls. This session unpacks the biggest trends shaping 2026 and what key ways HR can overcome these challenges.

Join us to learn:

• Why leave and accommodations requests keep rising
• How RTO is fueling more time-away and flexibility requests
• What’s driving complexity: retention, compliance, and competing needs
• Why five generations require a broader approach to leave
• Where AI is being used, and where it puts HR at risk